diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index d6ca1c7ad513..b31c3a78dbff 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ static int vhost_vsock_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	vsock_for_each_connected_socket(vhost_vsock_reset_orphans);
 
 	vhost_vsock_stop(vsock);
-	vhost_vsock_flush(vsock);
 	vhost_dev_stop(&vsock->dev);
+	vhost_vsock_flush(vsock);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {